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Postcode sector · Merthyr Tydfil

Crime in CF47 9

How much crime is recorded in CF47 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Merthyr Tydfil
Region
Wales
Population
11,805 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CF47 9

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in CF47 9, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
37.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
76
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

CF47 9National
Violence and sexual offences30.023.6
Criminal damage and arson7.94.7
Public order7.84.6
Anti-social behaviour7.810.7
Burglary7.69.1
Other theft5.44.5
Vehicle crime4.73.5
Shoplifting4.68.4
Other crime2.21.5
Drugs1.92.4
Robbery0.91.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 14% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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